false 3086160 13 3811636 book 1 11 2008 The Hour I First Believed: A Novel total:8091|5:1857|4:2952|3:2169|2:864|1:249| 8091 29577 15054 2515 3086160 0060393491 9780060393496 7541 2375 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255637905m/3086160.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3086160.The_Hour_I_First_Believed_A_Novel 2 35 false Fri Dec 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 16:13:50 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 16:17:07 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3086160 0060393491 9780060393496 7541 2375 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255637905m/3086160.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3086160.The_Hour_I_First_Believed_A_Novel 5 25 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 12 19:31:41 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 19:38:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3086160 0060393491 9780060393496 7541 2375 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255637905m/3086160.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3086160.The_Hour_I_First_Believed_A_Novel 1 20 false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 06 05:49:18 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 05:50:45 -0800 2008 “(H)a...more...]]> 3086160 0060393491 9780060393496 7541 2375 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255637905m/3086160.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3086160.The_Hour_I_First_Believed_A_Novel 2 21 false Thu Nov 27 12:38:35 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 27 12:51:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3086160 0060393491 9780060393496 7541 2375 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255637905m/3086160.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3086160.The_Hour_I_First_Believed_A_Novel 5 11 false Wed Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 05:37:42 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 05:44:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3086160 0060393491 9780060393496 7541 2375 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255637905m/3086160.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3086160.The_Hour_I_First_Believed_A_Novel 2 10 false Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 08:55:45 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 18:12:00 -0800 2009 Here goes ...

Why is it that in an era of 'Green' being the new Black, of ADD being the new normal, and 'fast and snippy' the new 'slow and steady,' do otherwise talented authors suddenly feel the need...more...]]> 3086160 0060393491 9780060393496 7541 2375 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255637905m/3086160.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3086160.The_Hour_I_First_Believed_A_Novel 3 12 false Thu Nov 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Oct 29 19:43:01 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 27 13:20:09 -0800 2008 The Hour I First Believed? By Wally Lamb? Yeah, I read it. Hey, I didn't say it was great or anything. In fact, it seems like Mr. Lamb was really inspired by that show. Law and Order? Yeah, you know the one where they use crappy dialog to push forward bizarre plot points and explain complex technica...more...]]> 3086160 0060393491 9780060393496 7541 2375 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255637905m/3086160.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3086160.The_Hour_I_First_Believed_A_Novel 4 7 false Tue Dec 16 13:59:53 -0800 2008 Sun Sep 14 17:31:50 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 16 13:59:53 -0800 2008 3086160 0060393491 9780060393496 7541 2375 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255637905m/3086160.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3086160.The_Hour_I_First_Believed_A_Novel 1 7 false Mon Dec 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 10:48:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 08:10:24 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3086160 0060393491 9780060393496 7541 2375 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255637905m/3086160.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3086160.The_Hour_I_First_Believed_A_Novel 3 4 false Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Feb 18 14:00:21 -0800 2009 Sat May 02 18:42:00 -0700 2009
In esssence, this is a book about the aftermath of violence: What do people do to thrive, or cope--or not?

There are some very powerful aspects to this book: everything from Columbine to life in a women's p...more...]]> 3086160 0060393491 9780060393496 7541 2375 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255637905m/3086160.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3086160.The_Hour_I_First_Believed_A_Novel 1 7 true Thu Jan 22 01:30:31 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 03:47:56 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 01:30:31 -0800 2009
This book is absolutely terrible, but well crafted. It's like a well lit, professionally taken picture of a headless puppy. Don't read it, unless you consider gratuitous constant tragedy to be the definition of depth. Believe me, this is the worst example of the McDeep conce...more...]]> 3086160 0060393491 9780060393496 7541 2375 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255637905m/3086160.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3086160.The_Hour_I_First_Believed_A_Novel 2 10 true Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 26 06:47:16 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 09:51:25 -0800 2009 The Hour I First Believed.

Lamb takes the major events from the decade: Columbine, Hurricane Katrina, Iraq War,...more...]]> 3086160 0060393491 9780060393496 7541 2375 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255637905m/3086160.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3086160.The_Hour_I_First_Believed_A_Novel 5 5 false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 20:10:54 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 19:59:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3086160 0060393491 9780060393496 7541 2375 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255637905m/3086160.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3086160.The_Hour_I_First_Believed_A_Novel 5 5 false Sat Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jul 13 15:52:11 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 30 06:47:02 -0800 2008 1
I thought Lamb took a huge risk by weaving fictional characters in with the...more...]]> 3086160 0060393491 9780060393496 7541 2375 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255637905m/3086160.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3086160.The_Hour_I_First_Believed_A_Novel 5 5 false Mon Nov 10 13:07:32 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 12:12:02 -0800 2008 It has about 5 different story lines going on-each of them are intriguing. Found myself gasping out loud, laughing and crying. Gives you alot to think about. The Columbine story hooks you instantly,...more...]]> 3086160 0060393491 9780060393496 7541 2375 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255637905m/3086160.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3086160.The_Hour_I_First_Believed_A_Novel 4 4 false Tue Nov 18 07:32:50 -0800 2008 Sat Oct 03 09:46:00 -0700 2009
This one, "The Hour I First Believed," focuses on the tragedy of the Columbine shootings. Names are not changed; the killers and the victims are the real ones.

For more about this book, see my review on amazon.com under ...more...]]> 3086160 0060393491 9780060393496 7541 2375 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255637905m/3086160.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3086160.The_Hour_I_First_Believed_A_Novel 5 5 false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 13:04:59 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 14:40:39 -0800 2008 3086160 0060393491 9780060393496 7541 2375 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255637905m/3086160.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3086160.The_Hour_I_First_Believed_A_Novel 5 3 false Thu Nov 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 18:25:51 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 13 10:56:46 -0800 2009 one Caelum is trying to live in the aftermath - guilt because he could have said something about th...more...]]> 3086160 0060393491 9780060393496 7541 2375 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255637905m/3086160.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3086160.The_Hour_I_First_Believed_A_Novel 3 3 false Mon Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 07 19:48:53 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 12:18:21 -0800 2008 He truly did give you all the information you could ask for, chalked full of history and ...more...]]> 3086160 0060393491 9780060393496 7541 2375 3.66 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255637905m/3086160.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3086160.The_Hour_I_First_Believed_A_Novel 3 3 false Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 07:22:15 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 07:34:19 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6651681